Two specimens of the marine leech Pontobdella macrothela were found parasitizing the carcharhinid shark, Negaprion acutidens, at St. Joseph Atoll, Amirantes, Republic of Seychelles. This report presents the first record of this piscicolid leech from N. acutidens and is one of the few records of P. macrothela in the West Indian Ocean.
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1 January 2019
New Host Record for the Marine Leech, Pontobdella macrothela (Hirudinida: Piscicolidae) from Sicklefin Lemon Sharks, Negaprion acutidens (Chondrichthyes: Carcharinidae) in St. Joseph Atoll, Republic of Seychelles, West Indian Ocean
Ryan Daly,
Clare A. Keating-Daly,
Jenna L. Hounslow,
Evan E. Byrnes
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Comparative Parasitology
Vol. 86 • No. 1
January 2019
Vol. 86 • No. 1
January 2019
elasmobranch
Hirudinida
Host–parasite interactions
marine leech
Piscolidae
shark parasite